John Radziewicz, vp and publisher of Da Capo Press, is retiring on November 30. He has led Da Capo since 1999. Susan Weinberg, svp & publisher of Perseus Books, said in an announcement, “John’s commitment and work ethic have been outstanding, and we will miss his erudite emails, his witty sotto voce remarks, and his enthusiasm for his authors, his colleagues, our books and the business of publishing.” She also stated that “a succession plan is forthcoming.” Bria Sandford has been promoted to executive editor for Portfolio and editorial director of Sentinel. Leah Trouwborst has been promoted to editor of Portfolio/Sentinel. Eric […]
Awards
Braithwaite’s My Sister, the Serial Killer Tops December Indie Next List
The ABA named My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite as its No. 1 pick for December. Also on the list is Ariel Burger’s Witness, which is featured in our Buzz Books 2018 Fall/Winter sampler available for download now. The rest of the picks: Once Upon a River, by Diane Setterfield A Well-Behaved Woman, by Therese Anne Fowler The Dakota Winters, by Tom Barbash Kingdom of the Blind, by Louise Penny The Adults, by Caroline Hulse Vita Nostra, by Marina and Sergey Dyachenko Night of Miracles, by Elizabeth Berg Radiant Shimmering Light, by Sarah Selecky The Museum of Modern Love, by […]
People, Awards, Etc.
Dan Gerstle will move to Liveright as senior editor on November 12. He has been an acquiring editor for Basic Books since 2013. Sarah Reidy will join Tom Doherty Associates as executive director of publicity on November 19. She has been associate director of publicity at Simon & Schuster. Laura Ferguson has joined Open Road as svp of business development, reporting to ceo Paul Slavin, overseeing their Open Road Ignition business providing marketing services for partner publishers. Previously Ferguson was managing new business development at Time, Inc. In promotions at Simon & Schuster Children’s: Julia McCarthy moved up to assistant editor for Atheneum; Amanda […]
People, Etc.
F+W Media has established a new standalone books group with Heidi Sachner joining as head of books (in September, according to her LinkedIn page). Most recently she had been vp, Two Rivers Distribution at the Ingram Content Group. Pam Wissman has been promoted to executive director, heading up the editorial and design teams, and Greg Nock has been promoted to production director. Moving As Penguin prepares to vacate their buildings downtown (with Penguin employees moving into the expanded PRH headquarters at 1745 Broadway), DK announced a new lease for their unit at 1450 Broadway, near Bryant Park, which they will […]
More November Picks and the Year’s Best Illustrated Children’s Titles
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones is the November pick for Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club. The New York Times and New York Public Library announced their annual selections for the best illustrated children’s books: DREAMERS, written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales FLORETTE, written and illustrated by Anna Walker AYOBAMI AND THE NAMES OF THE ANIMALS, written by Pilar Lopez Avila, illustrated by Mar Azabal THE FOREST, illustrated by Violeta Lopiz and Valerio Vidali A HOUSE THAT ONCE WAS, illustrated by Lane Smith OUR CAR, illustrated by Jan Bajtlik SHE MADE A MONSTER: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein, illustrated by Felicita […]
November Picks
Amazon‘s November spotlight pick is Elevation by Stephen King and their featured debut is My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. The rest of the list: Wolves of Eden, by KevinMcCarthy Nine Perfect Strangers, by Liane Moriarty Vita Nostra, by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko Those Who Knew, by Idra Novey Beastie Boys Book, by Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz Dark Sacred Night, by Michael Connelly The Formula, by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi Big Week, by James Holland Barnes & Noble‘s top fiction picks for the month also includes the Moriarty, as well as: Past Tense, by Lee Child Fire & Blood, by […]